The "Laurentian" (ex-" Polynesian") 4,522 tons, re-entered service in 1891 after an extensive refit-. An Allan Line advertisement of 1894 stated: "Steerage passengers supplied with bed, bedding and mess utensils free of charge, and in the New York steamers of this line such passengers have the special advantage of being carried in four-berthed rooms." Polynesian (1872) Allan Line. Built by Robert Steele & Co., Greenock, Scotland. Sister ship: Sardinian. Dimensions: 400 feet in length with a breadth of 42 feet. The ship was propelled by a single-screw, obtaining a speed of 14 knots. Two masts complemented one funnel. Ex-Polynesian. Wrecked near Cape Race in 1909.